Mayo businesswoman wins prestigious Top Retail Expert award
Founder of The Retail Advisor, Melissa Moore.
Rethink Retail has recently announced that Melissa Moore, the founder of Cong based business The Retail Advisor, has been honoured with the prestigious 2024 Top Retail Experts award. The global accolade is a testament to Melissa's significant role in steering the retail industry's future.
Melissa is a multi-award-winning Retail Consultant, Mentor and Educator with over 24 years experience, working with national and international retail brands. As founder of The Retail Advisor, she empowers retailers and creators to reach their potential through sales growth and excellence in customer experience.
“I am so passionate about retail and am delighted to accept this prestigious award,” Melissa said.
As host of Ireland’s biggest retail podcast, The Retail Tea Break, Melissa brings together industry experts, retailers and brands. Her aim is to decode myths, share knowledge and give her audience an insight into the industry. With over 60 episodes, guests have included Mayo based retailer, Portwest, Circle K, Kilkenny Design, Lidl, Brown Thomas alongside global experts from Salesforce and many more.
In a training capacity, Melissa delivers retail workshops to an international audience motivating customer facing teams to deliver sensational service through sales, standards and customer experience. She currently lectures in Founder Selling at J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics, University of Galway. She delivers modules on both the Apprenticeship in Retail Supervision and the Apprenticeship in Sales.
Chosen from an impressive roster of over 400 nominees, Melissa now joins an elite group of visionaries and leaders in the retail realm globally. This recognition is not merely a symbol of distinction but a celebration of her innovative approaches, influential insights, and their pivotal role in driving transformative change in the retail world.
Melissa is the former President of Network Ireland Mayo, an organisation that leads, supports and collaborates with employers, business owners, employees, solopreneurs. She will remain on the national Network Ireland committee in 2024.
